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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?
(a) The use of an amulet or charm.
(b) Being cursed.
(c) Solitary encounters in deserted places with jinn.
(d) Exposure to black magic.

2. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1950's.
(b) Late 1960's.
(c) Late 1940's.
(d) Late 1930's.

3. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?
(a) 50.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 40.

4. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?
(a) Aadi.
(b) Daija.
(c) Maalini.
(d) Gatifa.

5. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her son's wedding.
(b) Her husband's funeral.
(c) Her daughter's wedding.
(d) Her brother's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

2. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?

3. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

4. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?

5. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?

(see the answer key)

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